Orthopedic device



Oct. 28, 1941. R. A; TENNANT 'ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE Filed Oct. 2, 1939Fads/9. Erma/72 ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 28, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE oa'rnornmo DEVICE Ross A. .Tennant, Fairmont, W. Va. ApplicationOctober 2, 1939, Serial No. 297,586 2 Claims. (01. 36-8-5) My inventionrelates to orthopedic devices, and has as one of the principal objectsthereof the provision of an orthopedic device in the form of apad or thelike adapted to be installed within a shoe to dispose the foot towardsthe opposite side whereby to maintain a toe having a corn thereon,adjacent, said pad and out of engagement with the wall of the shoe.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which is simple in construction, durable in use,eificient in operation and economical in manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the'drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional View of a shoe illustrating myinvention as applied thereto. Figure 2 is a side elevation of myinvention.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of my invention looking from theoppositeside of Figure 2.

Figures 4, and 6 are sectional views taken along the line 4--4, 55 and6-6 ofFigure 2, respectively.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of my invention illustrating the same asassociated with the side of the foot. I

In order to teach my invention, I employ a shoe 5 ofordinary-construction and in which is contained a foot 6 having a littletoe 1 containing thereon a corn 8, bunion or the like. My novel form ofpad 9 is interposed between the little toe 1 and the adjacent wall ofthe shoe and said pad is of an elongated configuration having an outerface II] for engaging the inner face of the wall of the shoe and'aninner face ll for engaging the side of the foot. The front end of theinner face II of the pad is formed with a recess H! for receivingtherein the slight protuberance of the toe in the rear of the corn. Byarranging the pad 9 rearwardly of the corn 8, the entire foot isdisposed towards the opposite wall of the shoe and thereby precludescrowding or compressing of the toes of the foot together and definessufficient space between the little toe and the wall of the shoe topreclude engagement of the corn with said wall.

The pad is adapted to be inserted into the shoe after the same has beenWorn, and the position of the pad may be determined through the mediumof the indentation or the slight recess formed in the wall of the shoeby the corn whereby said pad can be positioned in the rear thereof.

specific construction as illustrated and described,

as the same is only illustrative of the principles of operation, whichare capable of extended application in advance forms, and that theinvention 'comprehends all construction within the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim: I a

1.' An orthopedic device, comprising an elongated pad having one faceprovided with beveled edges adapted to be secured to the inner face of.the upper of the shoe, the rear end edge of the pad being rounded andthe opposite end edge being approximately straight, and the oppositeface of the pad having a recess extending from the straight edgeobliquely downwardly in respect to the said straight edge of the pad toconform with the inclination of the toe.

2. An orthopedic device, comprising an elongated pad having a straightend edge and a curved end edge connected by a concave upper edge and aconvex lower edge and all of said edges being beveled on their outerfaces and adapted to conform with the inner contour of the upper of ashoe, the opposite face having a recess extending obliquely downwardlyin respect to the sides of the pad from, the straight edge with upperand lower walls approximately of the same contour and parallel. I

ROSS A. 'IENNANT.

